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WILMETTE LIFE Chandler 75 Coupe Favored by Women; Has Storage Room "The man or woman of today who buys a motor car wants more than ju·st a smooth running, powerful and beautiful automobile; in addition to providing these essentials it also must be fundamentally a unit of convenience," states Tom Hay of Tom Hay and Son, Evanston, Chandler di~tributor. "One only has to check the evolution of today's car to appreciate the importance of the convenience angle with th~ modern motor car. Chandler body engineers have fully anti'Cipated the vital part convenience features play with the average car owner, so with the advent of the new Royal '75' Coupe, they incorporated a new type of carrying compartment. "The increasing number of women 'edfll#ou~b Fundamental Improvements NewCADILLACS NewLA SALLES NewFLEETWQQDS Motor vehicle registration in the United States increased almost six per Serious thought has been given the cent last year. elevated highway by traffic engineers within the past few weeks, according to Ninety per cent of the automobiles a bulletin just issut!d by The Automoin the world were manufactured in the bile Club of Illinois. "The road widenUnited States. ing program a·s contemplated might G. E. Willis Is Appointed well answer the solution of solving the Pierce-Arrow Executive Motor vehicle registration through- traffic problem in the majority of inGeorge E. Willis has been appointed out the world has increased 63 per stances, but it remains for the overhead system of highway to actually vice-president in charge of sales of cent during the past five years. eliminate the dangers of cros·sings as The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car company, Recent studies of the highway acwell as hazardous spots," declared Si. Buffalo, according to an announce- cident situation show that the econ- Mayer, President of the club. ment by Chairman A. R. Erskine of omic loss in this connection runs to "We are more and more inclined to the Board of nirectors. Mr. Willis $2,000,000 a day. accept the elevated highway · as the ultimate solution in the elimination of these dangers. Widening of roads, it must be admitted, attracts a greater volume, thereby causing opportunity for more accidents, especially at cros·sings. With roads elevated these crossings are eliminated and greater speed can be attained without additional hazards. "Children have le·ss chance of getting onto the right-of-way, and it also serves as an injunction against jaywalking. This is the only safe road to build, and the time is not far distant when this form of vehicular roadway will ·become a·s popular as the automobile is today. Pecleatrilan Ia Upheld President Mayer calls attention to a court decision of prime importance to all motorists, which has just been handed down by the United States Di·strict Court of Appeals, upholding a pedestrian's right-of-way at a 'Crossin~ despite traffic signal shifts. The court holds that the pede'strian has the rightof-way until he reaches the opposite curb, without regard to the change of ~ights during his _ passage of the crossmg. The 'decision is regarded by the Association's legal department. as just and is being called to the attention of the motoring public in order that the mo·Cadillac designed Duplex Mechanical four-wheel torist may have full knowledge of his brakes reduce still further the physical effort in legal respons·ibility. driving. This tremendous equalized braking "When a pedestrian ·s teps from a power gives adequate control and increased curb to cross the street, having a green safety for today's speeds and traffic congestion. signal with him. he does so by way of invitation and he cannot be charged Let us arrange a road test for you-of all the 8 with contributory neglect if the signal fundamental improvements which emphasize switches when he is in the ·s rteet. Caught in this position, the obl.i gation Cadillac..LaSalle leadership in motor car derests upon the motorist not only to velopment. observe the situation, but to wait until the cros·sing is clear," the decision declares. "Many automobile drivers," continued the court, "seem to imagine that with the shift of the signal they are given a clear right-of-way against intersecting traffic. In thirs belief they recklessly start their machines regardless of persons who are already on the intersection. It is the duty of drivers· of machines to exercise greatest v·igilance and care under such circumstances and not only to have their machines under control, but to stop and wait until pedestrian's have had an opportunity to clear the crossing. Failure to observe these pre·c autions constitutes negligence on the part of the driver, which, in case of accident, i's chargeable to him," the court's decision concludes. who are driving their own cars, a·.; well as salesmen who use a car of this type, will appreciate this storage space, which is directly back of the drtver".; seat. It ~ not only commodious, but convenient. "\Vhen Milady has been on a shopping tour, and has many parc.els, all she has to do when .,he gets to her car, is to pull the back of the driver's seat forward, which is easy to do because it operates on a hinge, and , a liberal :wat~rproof space i'3 available. I B ·f 1...---o_o_r __r_·_es_ _. · . M 1 Of 233 highway toll bridges in the United States, 191 are privately owned, according to the Chicago Motor Club. IELEVATED HJGHWAJS TO SOLVE SAFETY PROBLEM ~ November 23, 192& s·1 Mayer 0 f Aut 0 Clu b Saya n.··· Type Road Would Eliminate Dangers at Cr9ssinga CADI.LLAC MOTOR CAR CO. Evanston Branch 1810 Ridge Ave., Evanston Bu,en Who Pre/Cf' To Purcluue From · Income WiJI Find G. M. A. C. Terms Cont~enient and Economical Witb the cooperation of state highway departments, 8,184 miles of federal aid highways were improved m the past fiscal year and 2,014 miles miles that had been previously improved by feder at aid were given surfaces of higher type, according to the Chicago Motor club.